Begu (26 ani, 33 WTA) a obținut victoria la capătul unui meci foarte disputat, care a durat două ore și 29 minute, după ce marți se impusese categoric, cu 6-0, 6-0, în fața turcoaicei Cagla Buyukakcay.
Irina Begu, cap de serie numărul zece, a început bine meciul și a condus cu 2-0, dar apoi Kucova (26 ani, 81 WTA) a întors scorul, 4-2. Begu a egalat, 4-4, însă adversara sa a reușit să își adjudece primul set cu 6-4.
În actul secund, Kucova a luat primul ghem, după ce a salvat trei mingi de break. Begu a câștigat trei ghemuri consecutive și s-a desprins la 3-1, a mai adăugat un break (5-2), încheind setul cu 6-2.
În decisiv, Kucova a reușit break-ul la 2-1 și a condus cu 3-1, dar Begu a făcut re-break și cele două au mers cap la cap până în tie-break. În tie-break, românca a condus cu 2-0, 3-1, 4-2, 5-3, Kucova a egalat, 5-5, Begu a irosit o minge de meci (6-5), dar s-a impus în cele din urmă cu 8-6.
Begu, care a jucat de două ori sferturi de finală la Charleston, și-a asigurat un cec de 9.254 dolari și 55 de puncte WTA, iar în optimi o va întâlni pe australianca Samantha Stosur (33 ani, 17 WTA), a șasea favorită. Stosur, care a beneficiat de o zi de odihnă, și Begu se vor înfrunta în premieră.
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Eugen Tomac, premier desemnat
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